Category: Christmas

Reindeer Fine Motor Shape Dots

12/19/2020

I made reindeer shape dot cards to work on shape recognition as well as fine motor skills development. I printed them on cardstock paper but you can use regular paper if you like.

I set the dot cards out with a small container of paint and some q-tips. The children dip the q-tips in the paint and then fill in the blank dots on the shapes.

reindeer shape fine motor dots for preschool and kindergarten

You can use markers or glue sequins on the blank dots if you did not want to use paint. I made both black and white as well as color patterns with two different styles of shape dots. You can download the patterns below.

reindeer shape fine motor dots

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Countdown To Christmas

11/30/2020

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Countdown To Christmas Activities For Preschool and Kindergarten

I wanted to share some of my favorite "Countdown To Christmas" activities that we have done in the past. I have made the countdowns easy to make and the children enjoy keeping track of many days are left until Christmas.

Countdown to Christmas Mats:

Print either on regular or cardstock paper. Glue on to a sheet of colored cardstock paper. Starting on December 1st cover up the number 25 on the mat. Each day cover up another number (24, 23, 22, etc) to count down to Christmas.

You can download the countdown mats here.

Scissor Skills Christmas Countdown:

I made countdown that also work on scissor and fine motor skills. The patterns can be printed on regular or cardstock paper and the children glue them together where indicated to form a long strip. Each day they cut off a number from the bottom of the strip until it is Christmas.

You can grab the patterns here and see a video of this activity by clicking below:

Christmas Countdown Chain:

For this countdown we cut red and green construction paper into strips and put a number on each one. We alternated the colors of each number link ... for example the first one was red and the next one was green and the third one was red etc.

Children glued together the ends of the first link (number one) and then laced the second link through and glued the ends together. They continued until they had connected all 25 links.

We hung the chain up and each day a child was chosen to removed a link from the bottom of the chain which would the show how many days were left until Christmas.

You can grab the number circle patterns here and see a video by clicking below:

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Holiday Tree Number Puzzles

12/17/2018

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holiday tree number puzzles for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is reindeer ten frames for number recognition and review. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... cut them out ... laminated them and then cut along the dashed line to make two puzzle halves.

holiday tree number puzzles for preschool

In this activity children find the tree top and bottom with the same number and put them together to form a tree. I have included numbers 0-30.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday December 23rd ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added reindeer writing skills.

holiday tree number puzzles

holiday tree alphabet puzzles for preschool and kindergarten

holiday tree alphabet puzzles added to the member's section

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Ornament Number Puzzles

12/12/2017

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ornament number puzzles for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Ornament Number Puzzles for letter recognition and review. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and and cut them out.

I then cut along the line on each ornament to make two halves and laminated all of the pieces. I mixed up the pieces and set them out for the children.

In this activity the children find the two halves with the same number and put them together to form the ornament. Play continues until all numbers have been matched.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday December 17th ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added a reindeer color match.

ornament number puzzles

ornament alphabet puzzles for preschool and kindergarten

ornament alphabet puzzles added to the member's section

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Reindeer Roll and Cover

12/4/2017

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reindeer roll and cover for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Reindeer Roll and Cover for math and fine motor skills. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper and laminated them.

I set the mats out along with dice and buttons (pom poms and playdough work well too). I have also made cover-up circles that you can print and laminate.

In this activity the children roll the dice and cover up the same number of blank circles on the reindeer mat. Play continues until all circles have been covered. Children can then roll the dice and remove the cover-ups.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday December 10th ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added a reindeer color match.

reindeer roll and cover

reindeer color match for preschool and kindergarten

reindeer color match added to the member's section

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Christmas Alpha Match

11/20/2017

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christmas alphabet match for preschool and kindergarten

The free membership printable this week is Christmas Alpha Match for fine motor and letter recognition. I printed the patterns on cardstock paper ... laminated them and cut them out and them.

christmas alpha match for preschool and kindergarten

I made the letters in two different patterns each. I set them out in two different piles making sure to mix the letters up in each pile.

In this activity the children find the letter squares with the same letter and clip them together with a large plastic paper clip or a clothespin.

You can grab the patterns below for free until Sunday November 26th ... after that date they will only be available in the member's section which is also where I have added Christmas Puzzles.

Christmas alpha match